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Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION |
Article III. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, COUNCILS |
Division 3. CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATES |
§ 2-121. Code prosecutor duties.
(a)
The city attorney shall serve as code prosecutor.
(b)
The code prosecutor shall have professional discretion, including but not limited to the right to negotiate a plea with the violator, and present that plea to the special magistrate for approval, to recommend the disposition of a case to the special magistrate, and to decline to prosecute a case, similar to the discretion exercised by the state attorney in criminal cases.
(Ord. No. 290-A, § 2, 2-8-94; Ord. No. 290-00-A, § 3, 8-8-00; Ord. No. 290-05-A, § 6, 8-9-05)